diff --git a/src/import-dotx/import-dotx.ts b/src/import-dotx/import-dotx.ts
index 61340bf79e..74a63b8ea4 100644
--- a/src/import-dotx/import-dotx.ts
+++ b/src/import-dotx/import-dotx.ts
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ export class ImportDotx {
         }
         const headers = headersXmlArray.map((item) => {
             if (item._attributes === undefined) {
-                throw Error("header referecne element has no attributes");
+                throw Error("header reference element has no attributes");
             }
             return {
                 type: item._attributes["w:type"] as HeaderFooterReferenceType,
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ export class ImportDotx {
 
         const footers = footersXmlArray.map((item) => {
             if (item._attributes === undefined) {
-                throw Error("footer referecne element has no attributes");
+                throw Error("footer reference element has no attributes");
             }
             return {
                 type: item._attributes["w:type"] as HeaderFooterReferenceType,